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2024
Regular City Council and Housing Authority Meeting · One key issue

The council adopted an urgency ordinance banning short-term rentals, but only after two separate motions on it had failed.

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Brief

What happened

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

  1. 01

    Both failed on four-to-three splits, and the two four-vote blocks were made up of different people.

    6:57:12
    HousingLocal business
    Explore this issue
    Related agenda item 21

    Approve Urgency Ordinance No. NS-XXXX of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, adding Article XXI to Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana…

    Open agenda item →

    Member positions

    Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
    Johnathan Ryan HernandezRaised concerns

    Put a sub motion to go with the staff recommendation instead, which did not survive.

    6:53:18
    David Penaloza
    David PenalozaRaised concerns

    Moved the ordinance, then tried to amend his own motion to bring fines and regulations back later in the year.

    6:52:12
    Thai Viet Phan
    Thai Viet PhanVoted yes

    Broke the deadlock by moving the urgency ordinance on its own, citing 84 illegal rentals and enforcement waiting on it.

    6:59:45
    Phil Bacerra
    Phil BacerraVoted yes

    Said the disagreement was never about the ban but about what the future looked like after it.

    7:00:19
  2. 02

    Mayor Pro Tem Phan eventually moved the urgency ordinance on its own, saying there were 84 illegal short-term rentals owned by companies and absentee landlords that staff needed to start enforcing against.

    6:59:45
    HousingLocal business
    Explore this issue
    Related agenda item 21

    Approve Urgency Ordinance No. NS-XXXX of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, adding Article XXI to Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana…

    Open agenda item →

    Member positions

    Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
    Johnathan Ryan HernandezRaised concerns

    Put a sub motion to go with the staff recommendation instead, which did not survive.

    6:53:18
    David Penaloza
    David PenalozaRaised concerns

    Moved the ordinance, then tried to amend his own motion to bring fines and regulations back later in the year.

    6:52:12
    Thai Viet Phan
    Thai Viet PhanVoted yes

    Broke the deadlock by moving the urgency ordinance on its own, citing 84 illegal rentals and enforcement waiting on it.

    6:59:45
    Phil Bacerra
    Phil BacerraVoted yes

    Said the disagreement was never about the ban but about what the future looked like after it.

    7:00:19
  3. 03

    On that narrow question the council was unanimous, and it passed seven votes to nothing.

    7:00:55
    HousingLocal business
    Explore this issue
    Related agenda item 21

    Approve Urgency Ordinance No. NS-XXXX of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, adding Article XXI to Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana…

    Open agenda item →

    Member positions

    Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
    Johnathan Ryan HernandezRaised concerns

    Put a sub motion to go with the staff recommendation instead, which did not survive.

    6:53:18
    David Penaloza
    David PenalozaRaised concerns

    Moved the ordinance, then tried to amend his own motion to bring fines and regulations back later in the year.

    6:52:12
    Thai Viet Phan
    Thai Viet PhanVoted yes

    Broke the deadlock by moving the urgency ordinance on its own, citing 84 illegal rentals and enforcement waiting on it.

    6:59:45
    Phil Bacerra
    Phil BacerraVoted yes

    Said the disagreement was never about the ban but about what the future looked like after it.

    7:00:19
  4. 04

    Councilmember Bacerra said the only real disagreement was about what should follow the ban rather than the ban itself.

    7:00:19
    HousingLocal business
    Explore this issue
    Related agenda item 21

    Approve Urgency Ordinance No. NS-XXXX of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, adding Article XXI to Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana…

    Open agenda item →

    Member positions

    Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
    Johnathan Ryan HernandezRaised concerns

    Put a sub motion to go with the staff recommendation instead, which did not survive.

    6:53:18
    David Penaloza
    David PenalozaRaised concerns

    Moved the ordinance, then tried to amend his own motion to bring fines and regulations back later in the year.

    6:52:12
    Thai Viet Phan
    Thai Viet PhanVoted yes

    Broke the deadlock by moving the urgency ordinance on its own, citing 84 illegal rentals and enforcement waiting on it.

    6:59:45
    Phil Bacerra
    Phil BacerraVoted yes

    Said the disagreement was never about the ban but about what the future looked like after it.

    7:00:19
  5. 05

    Two items held over from 19 March were picked up: early direction on the 2024-25 budget, and the Youth Commission report.

    5:04:18
    Bristol StreetBudgetHomelessness
    Explore this issue
    Related agenda item 19

    Early Direction for the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget (continued from the meeting of March 19, 2024, Item No. 26)

    Open agenda item →

    What councilmembers said

    Representative transcript excerpts—not inferred positions.

    Valerie Amezcua
    Valerie AmezcuaMayor

    SO RECORDS PERSONNEL, SENIOR OFFICE ASSISTANCE, WHATEVER STAFF THAT YOU AND THE EMT AND THE CITY MANAGER AGREE. SO IN MY OPINION, WHEN PEOPLE want to go into the police department i think we close at four o'clock now um i i just i think the front desk closed…

    5:25:27
    Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
    Johnathan Ryan HernandezCouncilmember

    us to move forward with the feasibility study although i do know there is a park space being built in the willard community which is off of 10th and flower i do believe that parks improve the quality of life for families who live adjacent to one i think that…

    5:07:22
    Thai Viet Phan
    Thai Viet PhanMayor Pro Tem

    thank you very much Mayor Pro Tem Fan thank you mayor um as to the arpa staff I am supportive of extending the six months so that they can finish out, you know, making sure that we comply with all the ARPA requirements, and then time to either find a new…

    5:48:18
    Jessie Lopez
    Jessie LopezCouncilmember

    was not able to maintain really everything that happened with the tropical storms and so a lot of the streets you're now seeing those potholes become bigger or new potholes as i've seen in some of these streets, right? Like Fruit and Cabrillo, very patchy.…

    6:01:03
  6. 06

    On the budget, members raised parks, lighting and cameras, translating the city app into Spanish and Vietnamese, and whether opioid settlement money could pay for fentanyl detoxification.

    5:15:05
    Bristol StreetBudgetHomelessness
    Explore this issue
    Related agenda item 19

    Early Direction for the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget (continued from the meeting of March 19, 2024, Item No. 26)

    Open agenda item →

    What councilmembers said

    Representative transcript excerpts—not inferred positions.

    Valerie Amezcua
    Valerie AmezcuaMayor

    SO RECORDS PERSONNEL, SENIOR OFFICE ASSISTANCE, WHATEVER STAFF THAT YOU AND THE EMT AND THE CITY MANAGER AGREE. SO IN MY OPINION, WHEN PEOPLE want to go into the police department i think we close at four o'clock now um i i just i think the front desk closed…

    5:25:27
    Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
    Johnathan Ryan HernandezCouncilmember

    us to move forward with the feasibility study although i do know there is a park space being built in the willard community which is off of 10th and flower i do believe that parks improve the quality of life for families who live adjacent to one i think that…

    5:07:22
    Thai Viet Phan
    Thai Viet PhanMayor Pro Tem

    thank you very much Mayor Pro Tem Fan thank you mayor um as to the arpa staff I am supportive of extending the six months so that they can finish out, you know, making sure that we comply with all the ARPA requirements, and then time to either find a new…

    5:48:18
    Jessie Lopez
    Jessie LopezCouncilmember

    was not able to maintain really everything that happened with the tropical storms and so a lot of the streets you're now seeing those potholes become bigger or new potholes as i've seen in some of these streets, right? Like Fruit and Cabrillo, very patchy.…

    6:01:03
  7. 07

    A zone change letting two properties on East Santa Clara Avenue be developed commercially passed seven votes to nothing, over residents' objections about traffic.

    7:49:30
    Housing
    Explore this issue
    Related agenda item 3

    Public hearing: Approve the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Housing Authority Annual Plan

    Open agenda item →

    What councilmembers said

    Representative transcript excerpts—not inferred positions.

    Valerie Amezcua
    Valerie AmezcuaMayor

    Thank you. So I will not cover the water because we did that together. But yes, thank you to Nabil and his team and everybody. So two things for me. Carpenters, Southwest Carpenters, I want to thank them and thank Hawk for working with them. They're going to…

    8:08:39
    Thai Viet Phan
    Thai Viet PhanMayor Pro Tem

    Yes, best tasting municipal tap water with the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Competition. It's so exciting. I want to let everyone know that our public works team, our water department, works so hard with the Orange County Water District as well…

    8:05:39
    Phil Bacerra
    Phil BacerraCouncilmember

    he had served on the Historic Resources Commission in 2009 and then in 2006 he was on the Community Redevelopment and Housing Committee. He was on that committee back when it was truly redevelopment so that's how far back he goes. So he contributed so much to…

    8:04:30
  8. 08

    The council also widened the definition of a local emergency to cover cyberterrorism, power shutoffs and electromagnetic pulse attacks.

    6:15:07
    Public safety
    Explore this issue
    Related agenda item 20

    Ordinance Amending Chapter 2 of the City of Santa Ana Municipal Code (Administration), Article IV (Officers, Departments, Boards and…

    Open agenda item →

    What councilmembers said

    Representative transcript excerpts—not inferred positions.

    Valerie Amezcua
    Valerie AmezcuaMayor

    apologize I was not trying to get out of it I just spilled water everywhere so kind of threw me off okay item number 21 and we have our staff presentation please mr city manager

    6:16:46
    Jennifer L. Hall
    Jennifer L. HallCity Clerk

    I'll second perfect let's prepare to vote a motion by councilmember Becerra seconded by councilmember Hernandez to approve the introduction and first reading of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana amending chapter 2 of the Santa Ana…

    6:16:01
    Tom HatchCity Manager

    Yes we do, we have Finance and Management Service Executive Director Kat Downs make the presentation.

    6:14:00
    Thai Viet Phan
    Thai Viet PhanMayor Pro Tem

    Is the Director Downs show every spring, right?

    6:14:11
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Focus

Where they differed

Splits in votes or reasoning

Split voteon “Approve Urgency Ordinance No. NS-XXXX of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, adding Article XXI to Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana…”7:00:55

The short-term rental ban took three votes to pass. Nobody opposed banning them; the council divided twice, in two different combinations, over whether to commit now to regulations coming back later, and only agreed once the question was narrowed to the urgency ordinance alone.

Johnathan Ryan Hernandez
Johnathan Ryan HernandezRaised concerns6:53:18

Put a sub motion to go with the staff recommendation instead, which did not survive.

David Penaloza
David PenalozaRaised concerns6:52:12

Moved the ordinance, then tried to amend his own motion to bring fines and regulations back later in the year.

Thai Viet Phan
Thai Viet PhanVoted yes6:59:45

Broke the deadlock by moving the urgency ordinance on its own, citing 84 illegal rentals and enforcement waiting on it.

Phil Bacerra
Phil BacerraVoted yes7:00:19

Said the disagreement was never about the ban but about what the future looked like after it.

Agenda

Every item

26 items in agenda order

1
Closed Session Items

Closed-session conference with legal counsel

7:49:18
  • The council met privately on existing litigation, a federal case brought by Allen Cates.54:51
Official agendaSupplied summaryMatched to recording
Full official agenda title

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- EXISTING LITIGATION pursuant to Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9 of the Government Code: A. Allen Cates v. City of Santa Ana, et al., United States District Court (Central District of California), Case No. 8:23-cv-00786-HDV-DFM

2
Closed Session Items

Closed-session labor negotiations with city employee organizations

Not located
Labor & workforce
  • The council met privately with its labour negotiator.54:51
Official agendaSupplied summaryNot located
Full official agenda title

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6(a): Agency Negotiator: Daniel Durham, Principal Employee Relations Analyst Employee Organization: Santa Ana Police Officers Association (POA)

3
Closed Session Items

Closed-session public employee appointment

Not located
  • The council met privately about appointing a city manager.54:51
Official agendaSupplied summaryNot located
Full official agenda title

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) Title: City Manager

4
Staff Presentations

Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Agency Awards Presentation

2:46:29
Parks & libraries
  • The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency presented the awards its work had won.4:52:20
Official agendaSupplied summaryClerk timestamp
5
Consent Calendar

Excused Absences

4:50:42
  • A routine item excusing members who missed earlier meetings.4:52:20
Official agendaSupplied summaryMatched to recordingCity Clerk’s Office
Official recommendation
  1. Excuse the absent members
6
Consent Calendar

Minutes from the Regular Meeting of March 19, 2024

4:50:12
  • The council approved the written record of its meeting of 19 March 2024.4:52:20
Official agendaSupplied summaryConsent blockCity Clerk’s Office
Official recommendation
  1. Approve minutes
7
Consent Calendar

Appoint Luis Mier Nominated by Mayor Amezcua as a Tenant Representative to the Rental Housing Board for a Full Term Expiring in 2027

4:50:12
Housing
  • The council appointed Luis Mier, nominated by Mayor Amezcua, as a tenant representative on the Rental Housing Board.4:52:20
  • He was sworn in during the meeting.4:53:08
Official agendaSupplied summaryConsent blockCity Clerk’s Office
Official recommendation
  1. Appoint Luis Mier to the Rental Housing Board as a Tenant Representative and administer the Oath of Office
8
Consent Calendar

Approve Submittal of Request for Time Extension of the Measure M2 Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program for Bristol Street…

4:50:12
Bristol StreetTransportationImmigration
  • A request for more time on the Measure M2 funding for the Bristol Street improvements.4:52:20
Official agendaSupplied summaryConsent blockPublic Works Agency
Full official agenda title

Approve Submittal of Request for Time Extension of the Measure M2 Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program for Bristol Street Improvements Phase IV, Warner Avenue to Saint Andrew Place, Bristol Street and Memory Lane Intersection Improvements, and Warner Avenue Improvements, Oak Street to Grand Avenue (Project Nos. 11-6741, 17-6833, and 18-6901) (Non-General Fund)

Official recommendation
  1. Authorize the Public Works Agency to request a two-year time extension of Measure M2 Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program funding for Bristol Street Improvements Phase IV (Warner Avenue to Saint Andrew Place) (23-SNTA-ACE-4043), Bristol Street and Memory Lane Intersection Improvements (23-SNTA-ICE-4041), and Warner Avenue Improvements (Oak Street to Grand Avenue) (23-SNTA-ACE-4044)
9
Consent Calendar

Appropriation Adjustment for the Walnut Street Urban Greening Project

4:50:12
Environment & waterBudgetParks & libraries
  • An adjustment for the Walnut Street urban greening project.4:52:20
Official agendaSupplied summaryConsent blockPublic Works Agency
Official recommendation
  1. Approve an appropriation adjustment to recognize $2,199,000 in Clean California Local Grant Program funding from the California Department of Transportation for the Walnut Street Urban Greening project into the Parks Capital Grant-PWA, State Grant-Direct revenue account and appropriate the same amount into the Parks Capital Grant-PWA, Improvements Other Than Buildings expenditure account. (Requires five affirmative votes)
10
Consent Calendar

Amend the Blanket Purchase Order Contracts with Horizons Construction Co., Pro-Craft Construction, Inc., and Verne’s Plumbing…

4:50:12
  • Amendments to the standing plumbing and construction contracts with three firms.4:52:20
Official agendaSupplied summaryConsent blockPublic Works Agency
Full official agenda title

Amend the Blanket Purchase Order Contracts with Horizons Construction Co., Pro-Craft Construction, Inc., and Verne’s Plumbing (Specification No. 20-118) (General and Non-General Fund)

Official recommendation
  1. Authorize an amendment to the blanket purchase order contracts with Horizons Construction Co., Pro-Craft Construction, Inc., and Verne’s Plumbing for plumbing services to increase the contract amount by $790,620, for a revised aggregate amount not to exceed $2,335,620 for the remainder of the current term expiring September 30, 2024 and the last renewal period expiring September 30, 2025
11
Consent Calendar

Agreement for the Sale of Land from the City and Approve an Appropriation Adjustment, Generating $4,800 in Revenue for FY 2023-24…

4:50:12
Budget
  • The sale of a strip of city land, bringing in $4,800 of right-of-way revenue.4:52:20
Official agendaSupplied summaryConsent blockPublic Works Agency
Full official agenda title

Agreement for the Sale of Land from the City and Approve an Appropriation Adjustment, Generating $4,800 in Revenue for FY 2023-24 Right-of-Way Management Project (Non-General Fund)

Official recommendation
  1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a purchase and sale agreement with Guadalupe Castaneda for the sale of City-owned property located at APN No. 410-071-44, behind 3025 Ramona Drive, in the amount of $4,800 (Agreement No. A-2024-XXX)
  2. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing revenue in the amount of $4,800 in the Public Works General Fund, Sale of Land revenue account (No. 01117002-57071) for Fiscal Year 2023-24 and appropriating the same to the Public Works Right-of-Way expenditure account, Improvements Other Than Building (No. 01117622-66220) Project 24-6900 for FY 2023-24 Right of Way Management. (Requires five affirmative votes)
12
Consent Calendar

Cooperative Agreement with the City of La Habra and Partnering Cities for the Euclid Street Corridor Traffic Signal Synchronization…

4:51:16
Transportation
  • A cooperative agreement with La Habra and other cities to synchronise the traffic signals along the Euclid Street corridor.4:52:20
Official agendaSupplied summaryMatched to recordingPublic Works Agency
Full official agenda title

Cooperative Agreement with the City of La Habra and Partnering Cities for the Euclid Street Corridor Traffic Signal Synchronization Project (Project 23-6721) (Non-General Fund)

Official recommendation
  1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a cooperative agreement with the Cities of La Habra, Fullerton, Anaheim, Garden Grove, and Fountain Valley, identifying each city’s roles and responsibilities, including Santa Ana’s match requirement of $113,827, for the implementation of the Euclid Street Corridor Traffic Signal Synchronization Project, for a term beginning upon full approval of the agreement by all parties and ending December 31, 2028, with an option for extension upon written agreement by all parties (Agreement No. A-2024-XXX)
13
Consent Calendar

Agreement with Houston & Harris, PCS, Inc. to Provide Closed Circuit Television Inspection Services of the Sanitary Sewer System…

4:50:12
Environment & water
  • An agreement with Houston and Harris to run closed circuit television inspections of the sewer system.4:52:20
Official agendaSupplied summaryConsent blockPublic Works Agency
Full official agenda title

Agreement with Houston & Harris, PCS, Inc. to Provide Closed Circuit Television Inspection Services of the Sanitary Sewer System (Non-General Fund)

Official recommendation
  1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Houston & Harris, PCS, Inc. to provide closed circuit television inspection services of the sanitary sewer system for a three-year term beginning April 2, 2024 and expiring April 1, 2027, with a provision for a two-year extension, in a total amount not to exceed $4,000,000 (Agreement No. A-2024-XXX)
14
Consent Calendar

Legal Services Agreement with Best Best & Krieger LLP for Bond Counsel and Disclosure Counsel for Potential Water Enterprise Revenue…

4:50:12
BudgetEnvironment & water
  • A legal services agreement with Best Best and Krieger to act as bond counsel on a possible water revenue bond issue.4:52:20
Official agendaSupplied summaryConsent blockFinance and Management Services
Full official agenda title

Legal Services Agreement with Best Best & Krieger LLP for Bond Counsel and Disclosure Counsel for Potential Water Enterprise Revenue Bond Issuance (Non-General Fund)

Official recommendation
  1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Best Best & Krieger LLP for bond counsel and disclosure counsel services related to a potential water enterprise revenue bond issuance for a not-to-exceed amount of $88,000 for a term expiring September 30, 2025 (Agreement No. A-2024-XXX)
15
Consent Calendar

Agreement with Hera Property Registry, LLC for Foreclosure, Abandoned Vacant Lots, and Structure Registration Program Services for…

4:50:12
  • An agreement with Hera Property Registry to administer the city's register of foreclosed and abandoned properties.4:52:20
Official agendaSupplied summaryConsent blockPlanning and Building Agency
Full official agenda title

Agreement with Hera Property Registry, LLC for Foreclosure, Abandoned Vacant Lots, and Structure Registration Program Services for Administering the City’s Property Registration Program

Official recommendation
  1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Hera Property Registry, LLC to provide foreclosure, abandoned vacant lots, and structure registration program services for a three-year term expiring April 1, 2027,with an option for two one-year extensions (Agreement No. A-2024-XXX)
16
Consent Calendar

Agreement with Healthcare and Emergency Animal Rescue Team to Provide Spay and Neutering Services for Qualifying Low-Income…

4:51:31
  • An agreement with the Healthcare and Emergency Animal Rescue Team to spay and neuter pets for qualifying low-income residents.4:52:20
Official agendaSupplied summaryMatched to recordingPlanning and Building Agency
Full official agenda title

Agreement with Healthcare and Emergency Animal Rescue Team to Provide Spay and Neutering Services for Qualifying Low-Income Residents

Official recommendation
  1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Healthcare and Emergency Animal Rescue Team (HEART) to provide veterinarian medical services for a spay and neutering program to low-income Santa Ana residents for a three-year term commencing April 3, 2024 and expiring March 18, 2027, with provisions for two one-year extensions, in an amount not to exceed $75,000 (Agreement No. A-2024-XXX)
17
Consent Calendar

Lease Agreements with Rick Kagasoff for Two Warehouse Locations for the Santa Ana Police Department Evidence Section in the Amount…

4:50:12
  • Leases on two warehouses for the police department's evidence section, worth $877,200.4:52:20
Official agendaSupplied summaryConsent blockPolice Department
Full official agenda title

Lease Agreements with Rick Kagasoff for Two Warehouse Locations for the Santa Ana Police Department Evidence Section in the Amount of $877,200

Official recommendation
  1. Authorize the City Manager to execute three-year lease agreements with Rick Kagasoff for two separate warehouse locations for the period of May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2027, with an option for one 1-year extension, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $877,200 (Core Agreement No. A-2024-XXX): Warehouse 1 – 6,500 sq. ft. industrial building in an amount not to exceed $438,600 Warehouse 2 – 6,500 sq. ft. industrial building in an amount not to exceed $438,600
18
Consent Calendar

Resolution to Authorize Grant Funds from the State Coastal Conservancy Grant for Santiago Park Main Street Construction Project

4:50:12
TransportationParks & libraries
  • A resolution authorising State Coastal Conservancy grant money for the Santiago Park Main Street construction.4:52:20
Official agendaSupplied summaryConsent blockPublic Works Agency
Official recommendation
  1. Adopt a resolution accepting grant funds from the State Coastal Conservancy Grant for Santiago Park Main Street Construction, Main Street Entrance in an amount of $2,807,000. RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING THE GRANT OF FUNDS FROM THE STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY FOR THE SANTIAGO PARK MAIN STREET CONSTRUCTION
19
Business Calendar

Early Direction for the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget (continued from the meeting of March 19, 2024, Item No. 26)

4:54:58
Bristol StreetBudgetHomelessness
  • Early direction to staff on the 2024-25 budget, held over from 19 March.5:04:18
  • Staff asked whether the city should explore using opioid settlement money for medical treatment to help homeless residents detoxify from fentanyl.5:04:18
  • Councilmember Bacerra said he supported exploring exactly that.5:15:05
  • Mayor Pro Tem Phan said she had joined the council during a flood of state and federal money that paid for park events and library work, and that the requests now outrun what is there.5:34:51
  • Councilmember Hernandez asked for the Santa Ana app to be translated into Spanish and Vietnamese so every resident can use it.5:37:51
  • Mayor Amezcua asked for blue emergency lights or cameras in parks so police can act when someone is assaulted.5:53:14
  • Councilmember Lopez said her residents had asked for four years for better park bathrooms, fields and lighting, and raised a stop sign at Walnut and Shelton.5:59:29
  • Councilmember Penaloza argued that finishing Bristol Street would make the land along it worth buying and bring in the revenue the city keeps looking for.6:12:37
Official agendaSupplied summaryClerk timestampFinance and Management Services
Official recommendation
  1. Provide direction for preparation of the proposed FY 2024-25 budget
20
Business Calendar

Ordinance Amending Chapter 2 of the City of Santa Ana Municipal Code (Administration), Article IV (Officers, Departments, Boards and…

6:14:00
Public safety
  • An ordinance widening what counts as a local emergency in the municipal code.6:15:07
  • Staff said local government is increasingly a target of cyber attacks, and asked that the definition cover cyberterrorism, de-energization and electromagnetic pulse attacks.6:15:01
  • It passed seven votes to nothing.6:16:26
Official agendaSupplied summaryClerk timestampFinance and Management Services
Full official agenda title

Ordinance Amending Chapter 2 of the City of Santa Ana Municipal Code (Administration), Article IV (Officers, Departments, Boards and Commissions), Division 15 Relating to Emergency Services Section 2-643 – Definitions

Official recommendation
  1. Approve the introduction and first reading of an ordinance to expand the definition of an emergency in the Santa Ana Municipal Code. ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXX AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE (ADMINISTRATION), ARTICLE IV (OFFICERS, DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS), DIVISION 15 RELATING TO EMERGENCY SERVICES, SECTION 2-643 - DEFINITIONS
21
Business Calendar

Approve Urgency Ordinance No. NS-XXXX of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, adding Article XXI to Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana…

6:16:56
HousingLocal business
Split voteSee member positions →
  • An urgency ordinance adding a new article to the municipal code to prohibit short-term rentals, alongside a first reading of the equivalent standard ordinance.6:49:01
  • Councilmember Penaloza moved it and then tried to amend his own motion so that regulations and fines would come back later in the year.6:52:12
  • His seconder would not accept the amendment, which left the council arguing about which motion was actually on the floor.6:53:55
  • City Attorney Carvalho had to talk the council through the order of motions before it could vote.6:54:34
  • One motion failed four votes to three, with Councilmembers Hernandez, Lopez and Vazquez against.6:48:26
  • A second failed on the same margin the other way round, with Councilmember Bacerra, Mayor Pro Tem Phan and Mayor Amezcua against.6:57:10
  • Mayor Pro Tem Phan then moved the urgency ordinance on its own, saying 84 illegal short-term rentals held by companies and absentee owners were doing real damage to neighbourhoods and that staff had enforcement waiting.6:59:45
  • Councilmember Bacerra said the council agreed on wanting something adopted urgently, and differed only on what came after.7:00:19
  • That motion carried seven votes to nothing.7:00:55
Official agendaSupplied summaryClerk timestampPlanning and Building Agency
Full official agenda title

Approve Urgency Ordinance No. NS-XXXX of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, adding Article XXI to Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) Prohibiting Short-Term Rentals (STRs) and for First Reading of an Ordinance Amending the SAMC Adding Article XXI to Chapter 8 of the SAMC Prohibiting Short-Term Rentals

Official recommendation
  1. Adopt an urgency ordinance by two-thirds (2/3 vote) amending the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) to add Article XXI to Chapter 8 of the SAMC prohibiting Short-Term Rentals. ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX entitled AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA PURSUANT TO CHARTER SECTIONS 415 AND 417 ADDING ARTICLE XXI TO CHAPTER 8 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING SHORT-TERM RENTALS
  2. Approve first reading of an ordinance amending the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) to add Article XXI to Chapter 8 of the SAMC prohibiting Short-Term Rentals. ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADDING ARTICLE XXI TO CHAPTER 8 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT SHORT-TERM RENTALS
  3. Find that, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the proposed action is not subject to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to (Guidelines) Section 15060(c)(2) because the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and 15060(c)(3) because the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly and so is not a project
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Business Calendar

Youth Commission Informational Report (continued from the meeting of March 19, 2024, Item No. 25)

7:01:17
Youth & educationParks & libraries
  • The Youth Commission's informational report, held over from 19 March.7:01:15
  • The clerk explained the council could simply accept the report unless members wanted to give staff direction.7:01:23
  • It passed seven votes to nothing.7:18:23
Official agendaSupplied summaryClerk timestampParks, Recreation, and Community Services
Official recommendation
  1. Accept informational report and provide direction to staff
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Public Hearings Public Comments

Amendment Application (Zone Change) No. 2024-01 to Amend the Zoning Map District Designation for the Properties Located at 2101 and…

7:19:39
Land useEnvironment & waterTransportation
  • A zone change for two properties on East Santa Clara Avenue, moving them from an agricultural class to a commercial one.7:22:39
  • Staff said the commercial designation matches the general plan and the surrounding uses, and that the existing zoning would not allow the site to be developed as the plan intends.7:23:21
  • A representative for the operator said the business had come into compliance with the Fast Food Compensation Act, paying employees $20 an hour.7:29:49
  • Residents objected on traffic, one saying Santa Clara had effectively become a two-lane road since bike lanes were put in.7:34:19
  • One resident said he had run his own informal traffic count over ten days at different hours.7:34:58
  • It passed seven votes to nothing.7:49:30
Official agendaSupplied summaryClerk timestampPlanning and Building Agency
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Amendment Application (Zone Change) No. 2024-01 to Amend the Zoning Map District Designation for the Properties Located at 2101 and 2109 E. Santa Clara Avenue Published in the OC Reporter on March 20, 2024

Official recommendation
  1. Approve the introduction and first reading of an ordinance approving Amendment Application (Zone Change) No. 2024-01. ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. 2024-01 AMENDING THE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 2101 AND 2109 E. SANTA CLARA AVENUE (APN: 396-261-26 AND 396-261-38) FROM GENERAL AGRICULTURAL (A1) TO ARTERIAL COMMERCIAL (C5)
  2. Approve and adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (SCH No. 2024010298), Environmental Review No. 2023-16, prepared for the project, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
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Consent Calendar

Excused Absences

7:49:18
  • A routine item excusing authority members who missed earlier meetings.7:50:47
Official agendaSupplied summaryMatched to recordingExcuse the absent members
Official recommendation
  1. City Clerk’s Office
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Consent Calendar

Minutes from the Special Meeting of February 20, 2024

7:49:05
  • The authority approved the written record of its special meeting of 20 February 2024.7:50:47
Official agendaSupplied summaryConsent blockCity Clerk’s Office
Official recommendation
  1. Approve minutes
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Public Hearings Public Comments

Public hearing: Approve the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Housing Authority Annual Plan

7:49:36
Housing
  • A public hearing on the Housing Authority's annual plan for 2024-25.7:50:47
  • It passed seven votes to nothing.7:50:47
Official agendaSupplied summaryMatched to recordingCommunity Development Agency
Full official agenda title

Public Hearing - Approve the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Housing Authority Annual Plan Published in the OC Register, La Opinion, and Nguoi Viet on February 16, 2024

Official recommendation
  1. Conduct a public hearing in consideration of the approval and submission of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Housing Authority Annual Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  2. Adopt a resolution approving the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Housing Authority Annual Plan and authorize the Executive Director of the Housing Authority to submit the Annual Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF THE ANNUAL PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025
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